…the FMCSA hours of service rules dictate how long a driver can be behind the wheel following consecutive hours off duty and are foundational to the FMCSA’s efforts to manage… Continue reading
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regulation. The hours-of-service (HOS) regulation was enacted to limit the total operating hours a commercial truck driver works on duty. The FMCSA will be examining four areas of the existing… Continue reading
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has submitted comments in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) advance notice of proposed rulemaking for hours-of-service (HOS) for commercial truck… Continue reading
hours-of-service regulations require truckers to limit their driving to no more than 11 hours a day within a 14 hour workday. Drivers must then be off duty for 10 hours… Continue reading
…increasingly relaxed in the trucking industry. Hours of service requirements were eased by the Trump administration in January 2020, and then again in March to help mitigate supply issues experienced… Continue reading
…dubious given that the California rules require truck drivers to take more breaks than the current federal regulations, giving them time to recuperate after long hours spent hundreds of miles…. Continue reading
…Long hours behind the wheel and use of the short-haul exemption for federal hours-of-service rules also contributed to crashes, according to the research. Although short-haul drivers must comply with federal… Continue reading
…before putting that driver behind the wheel or for return-to-duty testing. Unlike the easing of hours of service regulations or CDL renewals, this new position hasn’t fundamentally changed the Department… Continue reading
…some exceptions, the federal regulations say commercial truck drivers should take a 10 hour break approximately every 14 hours. Instead, the USA Today investigation showed that there were approximately 580,000… Continue reading
…in trucking fatality rates has been a concern for watchdogs as the industry has rolled back requirements. Specifically, hours-of-service requirements have been relaxed and trainee drivers without their CDL are… Continue reading